by Margaret | Oct 30, 2014 | reviews
All you savvy internet readers have no doubt heard of Goodreads, right? If you have, you can go straight to checking out my review there of Time and Again, a novel by Jack Finney written in 1970. It’s about time travel. And love, science, and moral dilemmas. So...
by Margaret | Oct 23, 2014 | Titbits
What do you think of when you hear the word ‘FALLS’ ? Niagara? A comedy sketch? Or a man’s fly? Apparently, it used to be plural, as in a man’s flies, or as they were also known, “falls.” I found this in the fascinating descriptions...
by Margaret | Oct 16, 2014 | language
One example here of why we believe the Oxford Comma remains necessary even in today’s English language. Images via OutsidetheBeltway
by Margaret | Oct 9, 2014 | writing life
I’ve been surprised a couple times in the past few years by a powerful feeling of regret when I learn that an author whom I just discovered, has just recently died. Alice Steinbach This happened first with Alice Steinbach. I was Googling her to find out more...
by Margaret | Oct 3, 2014 | Titbits
Like the chance reference to mufti dress found in Ian Rankin, I’ve had another chance reference lead me down a little rabbit hole of historical discovery. I was reading The Hogmanay Companion- borrowed from the library, since the book is not currently in print....
